A vascular plant systematist, Dr. Tucker is a specialist on the sedge family. He serves as curator of the Stover-Ebinger Herbarium. He has strong interests in field botany and conducts inventories for the Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources and other agencies. His teaching interests include Plant Taxonomy, Dendrology, Wetland and Aquatic Plants, Environmental Sciences, and Ethnobotany. He co-teaches a study abroad course, Ethnobotany in China, with Dr. Zhiwei Liu. He has recently published papers and monographs on the sedges of North America, China, and Brazil. He is a participant in the Flora of North America Association, serving as a family editor and board member. Current projects include studies of the Cyperaceae for the Flora of Nepal; a monograph of the Neotropical species of Cyperus; and, authorship of Caprifoliaceae and related families for the Flora of North America, with students and colleagues.
Selected Works of Gordon Tucker-
Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., West Virginia, Kanawha
12-Aug-1997
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Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker and BIO 5364 Students
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
29-Aug-2002
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Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
28-Jul-2000
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Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker and Daniel M. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
8-Sep-2001
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Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Marion
20-Oct-2006
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Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
25-Jul-2008
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Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
17-Sep-2004
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Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker and James W. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
11-Sep-2003
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Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., New York, Albany
8-Jul-1990
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Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Marion
12-Aug-2008
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Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Gordon C. Tucker and Peter T. Lockwood
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Kent
3-Aug-2004
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Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Marion
10-Aug-2006
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Eleocharis wolfii (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Britton
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Marion
21-Jun-2007